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Kentucky: George Bush

September 10, 2009 - 01:19 am
NEWS FEED: Barefoot and Progressive

We'll Run Government Like A Business!

By noreply@blogger.com (Ronnie Cottonpants)

If you'd seen me before President Obama's speech tonight, you'd have thought I watching a UK Basketball game. I was pumping my fist, smacking my hands together, muttering "Dear God, don't disappoint me."

The speech itself was strong, and while it didn't include everything I wanted (a hardline on the public option; a government-subsidized gambling pool about who cries more, Glen Beck or Tammy-Faye Baker; a mandatory weekly viewing of a Daniel Solzman stand-up routine to show that non-laughter is the best non-medicine) he was genuinely moving in a way he's not been since the campaign ended.

But lost in the post-game analysis (which after all matters more than the speech in these times) was the most significant aspect of his speech: it marks the end of faith in the Bush administration.

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August 25, 2009 - 08:27 am
NEWS FEED: Barefoot and Progressive

You Either Die A Hero, Or You LIve Long Enough To See Yourself Become The Villan

By noreply@blogger.com (Cesspoole)

Looks like everybody has had their say already on an excellent little blurb from the Senate Guru on our Senate Primary, but I just had to step in.

Namely, I feel like I may have overreacted last week when I pulled down a post comparing Jack and his $1.3 million fundraising quarter to George W. Bush declaring mission accomplished.

Instead, I see that all of my worst fears about the Conway campaign have been confirmed-- they're not paying attention. They're not paying attention, and their loss, in the primary or the general, could set those of us with the stones to be real Democrats in Kentucky orignonal back a decade or more.

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May 1, 2009 - 09:07 am
NEWS FEED: BluegrassBulletin.com

GOP Group Efforts At 'Re-Branding' The Party Miss The Bigger Picture

By Marc Carey

EDITORIAL:

Politico is reporting that a group of 14 congressional republicans met with the goal of re-branding the GOP in an effort to stem what they perceive is a party in decline.

Top Republican leaders Thursday offered a first look at plans to remake their party with a renewed focus on the bread-and-butter issues of domestic policy.

The National Council for a New America launched with an open letter that’s notable for what it leaves out: The issues that a large segment of the party’s base are most passionate about. The letter, signed by 14 congressional Republican leaders, makes no mention of same-sex marriage, immigration — legal or otherwise — or abortion.

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May 1, 2009 - 08:07 am
NEWS FEED: Osi Speaks!

On May Day, Let's Return To "TORTURE", Shall We? Watch Condi Rice Give Former President George Bush The Richard Nixon Defense.

By Editor@OsiSpeaks.com (KYJurisDoctor)

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Wed, 12/10/2008 - 13:39

Davis joins Bush for West Point visit

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

West Point graduate and U.S. Rep. Geoff Davis (R-Hebron) accompanied President Bush and U.S. Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.) on Air Force One yesterday for a visit to his alma mater.

"It's my honor to let them fly on the ‘big bird,'" Bush said of the two alumni, according to the Louisville Courier-Journal.

The three flew to the New York-based military academy where Bush addressed about 1,100 senior cadets.

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Wed, 12/10/2008 - 13:12

McConnell: Auto bailout addressed ‘by the end of the week’

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Louisville) said on the Senate floor today that Republican Senators would be discussing the proposed automaker rescue package at a policy luncheon this afternoon and action on the bill could be expected by Friday.

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Tue, 12/09/2008 - 14:00

Bunning blasts auto bailout, says Bush has ‘zero’ clout on issue

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning today criticized plans for a bailout of domestic automakers and charged that if President Bush approved the plan, he would be "socializing" key American industry.

"If this plan as proposed goes through, George Bush will then become the Jacques Chirac of the United States of America," said Bunning during a conference call with reporters.

"If George W. signs onto this bill, then he doesn't care about free enterprise," he later added.

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Thu, 12/04/2008 - 14:42

Headed out the door, Bush approvals in KY as low as ever

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

President Bush's approval ratings in the Commonwealth have seemingly bottomed out as his second-term in the Oval Office wraps up, with a new SurveyUSA/WHAS poll finding just 32 percent of respondents approve of Bush's  job as President.

That total amounts to a low point for Bush in three and a half years' worth of polls available from SurveyUSA.

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Mon, 11/24/2008 - 17:18

Updated: Whitfield, Beshear will join Bush during Fort Campbell visit

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-Hopkinsville) will join President George W. Bush tomorrow at the Fort Campbell military installation in southern Kentucky for a ceremony to honor a soldier for his volunteer service.

Whitfield will reportedly fly with Bush from Washington on Air Force One in time to arrive for the 10 am event.

At the ceremony, Bush is set to award wounded Iraq veteran Sergeant John Forbess with the Volunteer Service Award.

After being injured in Iraq in 2003, Forbess now serves as a mentor for other wounded troops at Fort Campbell.

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Wed, 11/12/2008 - 19:21

Presidential voting shifts evident in Appalachian counties and elsewhere

By Trey Pollard, PolitickerKY.com Reporter

Much can be said after looking at the Presidential returns from last week's general election in Kentucky. While President-elect Barack Obama won a solid victory nationwide, Republican nominee John McCain won the Commonwealth by over 16 points - a resounding show of Republican strength in the face of Democratic gains elsewhere.

Breaking down the numbers, however, provides evidence that may give a moral boost to both parties.

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